Cats Are Good For The Soul

Dear Editor,

This past weekend my husband and I visited the Owen County Humane Society with the aim of adopting a pair of kittens. We were thrilled to find that the cats that have been spayed or neutered are now living together in a colony room without cages. This really allows the cat’s individual personality to shine and for people to interact with the cats and experience firsthand how the cats get along with people and other cats.

After spending about an hour hanging out with the cats we selected two young brothers, Mario and Nick, to come home with us but we left behind a room full of amazing cats, including Mario and Nick’s brother, Sampson. The shelter also had about 30-40 kittens in the Itty Bitty Kitty room. These babies were beyond adorable. They can’t come home with someone until they are spayed or neutered and that can’t happen before they weigh two pounds, but a person can adopt a baby in advance and take it home once it has had the surgery and a few days to recover.

The Owen County Humane Society is running a special during the month of October where you can adopt any cat, any age, any size, any color, for only $31 a cat. This fee covers spaying or neutering and all their shots and is a really great deal. The shelter also has lots of dogs, including one that looks like a Japanese Shina Inu, lots of Lab mixes and a young Blue Tick hound that was brought in as a stray while we were completing the adoption paperwork for Mario and Nick.

Anyone who has been desiring something warm and fuzzy to carry them through the upcoming cold winter months and beyond should seriously consider the beautiful and deserving animals at the Owen County Humane Society and even if you don’t have room for another addition to your household consider showing them some love in the form of donations of money, supplies or time. I can personally attest how good for the soul sitting on a concrete floor covered in kittens can be.